Emily Bogle

After an insurrection and in the midst of a pandemic, there was much that was different about the 59th Inauguration. But there was also much that followed precedent. Here are some images from the day.

Pro-Trump extremists halted lawmakers as they counted the Electoral College ballots for President-elect Joe Biden.

Illustrator Jonathan Muroya chose characters from Greek mythology to represent different aspects of living in isolation. A King Midas whose gold is hand sanitizer, for instance, feels relatable.

Photographer Nadiya Nacorda captured the bond between her younger siblings in her new book, "A Special Kind of Double." One goal was to create an archive for Black youth to see themselves in images.

Tuesday's blast has killed dozens and injured thousands in Lebanon's capital. Search-and-rescue missions continue on Wednesday as residents assess the damage and begin cleaning up debris.

When Pete Kiehart was forced into quarantine with COVID-19, he and girlfriend, Kasia Strek, did what came natural to them. The two photographers picked up their cameras and began making images.

NPR's list of memorable visual stories includes coverage of the 2018 midterm election, migrant caravans, Puerto Rico's hurricane recovery and, of course, a musical insect invasion.

Tuesday's meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un marks the start of a long negotiation process over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Here are highlights in photos from a momentous day.

Shah Marai with Agence France-Presse was among those killed in twin suicide blasts in Kabul. "Life seems to be even more difficult than under the Taliban because of the insecurity," he wrote in 2016.

Norway is taking home the most Winter Olympic medals, 39 total — 14 of them gold. The U.S. came in fourth in the medal count, winning 23 — its lowest number since 1998, when it won 13.